Splitting an Order - by Ted Kooser (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Ted Kooser is among the country's best-selling poets, and <em>Splitting an Order</em> is the long-awaited follow-up to his Pulitzer winner.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Ted Kooser must be the most accessible and enjoyable major poet in America. His lines are so clear and simple. --Michael Dirda, <i>The Washington Post</i></p><p>Readers [of <i>Splitting an Order</i>] will find 'characters' both strange and wonderful, animal or human. There is a sense that time is passing quickly and that everything worthy must be captured and savored. --<i>Library Journal</i>, starred review</p><p>Kooser's ability to discover the smallest detail and render it remarkable is a rare gift. --<i>Bloomsbury Review</i></p><p>Hailed by <i>Library Journal</i> as a master of the single-metaphor poem, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling poet Ted Kooser calls attention to the intimacies of life through commonplace objects and occurrences. This collection--ten years in the making--is rich with quiet and profound magnificence.</p><p><i>I like to watch an old man cutting a sandwich in half<br>. . . and then to see him lift half<br>onto the extra plate that he asked the server to bring, <br>and then to wait, offering the plate to his wife<br>while she slowly unrolls her napkin and places her spoon, <br>her knife and her fork in their proper places, <br>then smoothes the starched white napkin over her knees<br>and meets his eyes and holds out both old hands to him.</i></p><p><b>Ted Kooser</b> is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including <i>Delights and Shadows</i> (Copper Canyon), which won the Pulitzer Prize. A former US Poet Laureate, Kooser serves as editor for American Life in Poetry, a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ted Kooser: Ted Kooser is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including Delights and Shadows (Copper Canyon), which won the Pulitzer Prize. A former U.S. Poet Laureate, Kooser is one of America's best-selling poets and serves as editor for American Life in Poetry, a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column.
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